Undercover Boss, Poundworld.

LadyMissA

yvonne13 wrote: »

Since when does film crews follow someone from the job centre?

when they are making a programme for the TV LOL

Teapotty

Is it me or does every episode follow the same procedure?

They always find someone who is Just like the uncover boss, who wants to advance up the career path, this person is usually very pretty/good looking .... and everyone the boss meets is super efficient and hard working etc. It just doesnt happen like its dipicted in this show.

Although the rewards that are offered are not as generous as I would expect for such big companies even in these austre times.

TP

yvonne13_2

Teapotty wrote: »

Is it me or does every episode follow the same procedure?

They always find someone who is Just like the uncover boss, who wants to advance up the career path, this person is usually very pretty/good looking .... and everyone the boss meets is super efficient and hard working etc. It just doesnt happen like its dipicted in this show.

Although the rewards that are offered are not as generous as I would expect for such big companies even in these austre times.

TP

I have actually wondered if they actually follow through and give the employees what they have promised, and they have never given anyone a job but have always said I think you would be good for the role.

I would like to see a where are they now

dark_lady

yvonne13 wrote: »

I have actually wondered if they actually follow through and give the employees what they have promised, and they have never given anyone a job but have always said I think you would be good for the role.

I would like to see a where are they now

So would I and i still think that Poundworlds more dubious practices which i mentioned earlier in this thread and in my old thread "Overheard at Poundworld today" will NOT be mentioned in the finished,edited programme.

donnajunkie

djdido2 wrote: »

Work placements are no longer a Mandatory requirement. Entirely voluntary on the Work Programme, I am lead to believe????

i am not saying you are wrong because i dont know for sure but i do find it hard to believe that they will allow people to not do any work placements for the whole 2 years. even if the rules dont say they can force people, i bet they do their best to make people feel like they should do a placement.

t0rt0ise

Whoever came up with the name poundland had no vision of the future. Did they think that things could cost a pound for ever? They should have called cheapoworld or something then they could at least have put the prices up.

donnajunkie

dark_lady wrote: »

Ok just had a quick flick around the net and apparently he posed as an unemployed person on a work placement and dressed scruffily to boot so he made sure he pandered to the stereotype of an unemployed person.
The only way to get to the truth of the way companies operate is to do the filming secretly.
Now if they got a REAL unemployed person to film their work placement with a hidden camera that would make for a VERY interesting programme as well as more truthful.

i know someone who did a placement in poundland. one day while he was working the paid staff were sat in the office drinking cups of tea all day. he did question why then at the end of the day one of them said well done you have earned your pound for today. he did not go back there again. the provider was ok with it and accepted his reasons why.

dickydonkin

t0rt0ise wrote: »

Whoever came up with the name poundland had no vision of the future. Did they think that things could cost a pound for ever? They should have called cheapoworld or something then they could at least have put the prices up.

It could have been worse..........Euroland!

A bit of a toxic brand at this current time!

skintandscared_2

Bet they're all gutted when they find out he's not the Secret Millionaire :rotfl:

t0rt0ise

skintandscared wrote: »

Bet they're all gutted when they find out he's not the Secret Millionaire :rotfl:

ROFL.. that made me chuckle. I can't watch that programme, I did once and never again.. it's just too awful on so many levels.